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  The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) came into force in 1997, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, with its 193 Member States, it oversees the global endeavour  to permanently and verifiably eliminate chemical weapons. The OPCW was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize for its extensive efforts in eliminating chemical weapons.  India is an original signatory to the Convention. The National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) is the national authority responsible for implementing the Convention in India. In 2024, NACWC successfully mentored the Kenya National Authority under the OPCW Mentorship/ Partnership Programme to strengthen its implementation capacity. The Indian Chemical Council (ICC), India’s  oldest Chemical  Industry Association works closely with  the NACWC for reaching out to industry. ICC brought laurels for India as it was awarded the OPCW-The Ha...

MTG-S1 & Copernicus Sentinel-4 missions launched by European Union About Malaria WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19 WHO launches “3 by 35” Initiative Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO ESIC Launches SPREE 2025 to Expand Social Security Coverage RBI Advises Banks to Integrate DoT’s Financial Fraud Risk Indicator ( FRI ) Coal Ministry to Launch R E C L A I M - A Community Engagement and Development Framework for Mine Closure and Repurposing Cabinet Approves Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme Cabinet Approves Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme to scale up Research, Development and Innovation in Strategic and Sunrise Domains Cabinet approves National Sports Policy 2025

The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission successfully launched.  Both are Earth observation missions developed by the European Sp ace Agency (ESA) with it partnes.  The main mission objective of MTG-S1 mission  is to observe the concentration of air quality parameters in the atmosphere above Europe and North Africa, including ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, glyoxal, and formaldehyde. Sentinel-4 will focus on monitoring of trace gas concentrations and aerosols in the atmosphere to support air-quality near-real time applications, air-quality monitoring, and climate monitoring – specifically with a short revisit period over Europe. The Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission is part of Copernicus, the Earth observation component of the European Space Programme. The European Space Agency  The European operational satellite agency World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Globally in 2023, there were an estimated 263 million malaria cases and 597 000 malaria deaths in 83 countries. The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2023, the WHO African Region was home to 94% of malaria cases (246 million) and 95% (569 000) of malaria deaths. Children under 5 accounted for about 76% of all malaria deaths in the Region. Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes. It is mostly found in tropical countries. It is preventable and curable. The infection is caused by a parasite and does not spread from person to person. Symptoms can be mild or life-threatening. Mild symptoms are fever, chills and headache. Severe symptoms include fatigue, confusion, seizures, and difficulty breathing. Infants, children under 5 years, pregnant women and girls, travellers and people with HIV or AIDS are at higher risk of severe infection.  Malaria can be prevented by avoiding mosquito bites ...